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Electrically-assisted bikes: potential impacts on travel behaviour

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posted on 2023-06-09, 07:38 authored by S Cairns, F Behrendt, D Raffo, C Beaumont, Chris KieferChris Kiefer
This paper reports on a review of the European literature about the impacts of having an electrically-assisted bike available to use, together with results from a trial in the UK city of Brighton, where 80 employees were loaned an electrically-assisted bike for a 6–8 week period. In the Brighton trial, three-quarters of those who were loaned an e-bike used them at least once a week. Across the sample as a whole, average usage was in the order of 15–20 miles per week, and was accompanied by an overall reduction in car mileage of 20%. At the end of the trial, 38% participants expected to cycle more in the future, and at least 70%said that they would like to have an e-bike available for use in the future, and would cycle more if this was the case. This is consistent with the results of the European literature which shows that when e-bikes are made available, they get used; that a proportion of e-bike trips typically substitutes for car use; and that many people who take part in trials become interested in future e-bike use, or cycling more generally

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Journal

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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0965-8564

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Elsevier

Volume

103

Page range

327-342

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  • Music Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2017-08-16

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2017-08-16

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2017-08-16

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